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Hello,

I have HDMI TO LAN encoder device which takes HDMI inputs and encodes them to RTMP, UDP or whatever.

I also have a modulator device that receives the encoded streams as a UDP from the Encoder device and then transmits these streams to the client.

So my system is something like this:

HDMI Source => HDMI TO LAN Encoder => LAN TO RF Modulator => Client

but in the current scenario, everyone can receive my streams whether they are authorized or not and ofc this is not desirable and I need only the authorized clients to receive my streams.

So, I managed to build a streaming server to work as a mediator between my Encoder device and the Modulator device, but I also want this server to scramble my streams.

my question is can VLC does this job or it's not the right tool?

I have read also about DVBlast but I found nothing about scrambling. I also found non-free software like Cesbo-Astra that could achieve this easily with a CAS server but I want free & open-source software because I am building a non-profit streaming service.

my last question, if the VLC can do the scrambling part, can I share the streams on my OSCAM server?

IIUC you wan't the server to losslessly scramble your stream so un-authorized clients have trouble seeing the content but authorized clients could somehow decode it?
As far as I know there is no such video filter for that :/

However, you might be able to encrypt video and audio using csa keys via the ts muxer, would this approach be fine for you?

IIUC you wan't the server to losslessly scramble your stream so un-authorized clients have trouble seeing the content but authorized clients could somehow decode it?
As far as I know there is no such video filter for that :/

However, you might be able to encrypt video and audio using csa keys via the ts muxer, would this approach be fine for you?

I have Cesbo Astra on a Linux PC which works as a streaming server that receives RTMP from the encoder device and then sends UDP URLs to the modulator.
Besides the Astra server, I have also TVCAS a scrambler system that works as a scrambler with SimulCrypt algorithm & smartcards for the Astra server.

both softwares can achieve my goal and I can stream my videos scrambled and only those who are authorized can receive the stream ( I use OSCAM to share the smartcard with my clients ).

My problem is that Cesbo Astra is not free software & I want free software that can achieve the same result.

I am not sure if the VLC is what I am searching for or not and not sure if the CSA Keys can be in somehow shared with the OSCAM. If I will be able to share my CSA Kyes to my OSCAM users then fine this is what I want.

PS: my clients don't use VLC or any media player to receive my streams, they are using digital satellite receivers that can be configured to connect to OSCAM using a username & password